willet

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noun

Tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.

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Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
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Meanings

willet1

nounwillet (plural willets)

plural willets

  1. Tringa semipalmata (or formerly Catoptrophorus semipalmatus), a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.

Willet2

proper noun

alternative Willett · alternative Willette

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts

Similar
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Broader
tattler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

willet · noun

Onomatopoeic, from the bird's cry ("pill-will-willet").

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Willet · proper noun

Variant of Willett. From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Will.

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Translations

Czech vodouš břehoušovitý
  • vodouš břehoušovitýTringa semipalmata
Finnish preeriaviklo
  • preeriavikloTringa semipalmata
French chevalier semipalmé
  • chevalier semipalméTringa semipalmata
Hungarian lármás cankó
  • lármás cankóTringa semipalmata
Russian перепончатопа́лый ули́т
  • перепончатопа́лый ули́т (perepončatopályj ulít)Tringa semipalmata
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APA

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MLA

“willet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/willet. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “willet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/willet.

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